Face processing without awareness in the right fusiform gyrus.

@article{citeulike:1479628, abstract = {We investigated brain activity evoked by faces which were not consciously perceived by subjects. Subdural electrophysiological recordings and functional neuroimaging studies have each demonstrated face-specific processing in the fusiform gyrus (FFG) of humans. Using pattern masks, a stimulus can be presented but not consciously perceived, and thus can be used to assay obligatory or automatic processes. Here, using event-related functional magnetic resonance imaging and pattern masking, we observed that masked faces but not masked objects activated the right FFG. Other regions activated by consciously perceived unmasked faces were not activated when faces were masked. These data provide strong evidence for an automatic face-processing region in the right FFG.}, address = {Brain Imaging and Analysis Center, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA.}, author = {Morris, James P P. and Pelphrey, Kevin A A. and McCarthy, Gregory }, citeulike-article-id = {1479628}, doi = {10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2007.05.020}, issn = {0028-3932}, journal = {Neuropsychologia}, keywords = {face, fusiform\_gyrus}, month = {June}, posted-at = {2007-10-29 19:55:42}, priority = {2}, title = {Face processing without awareness in the right fusiform gyrus.}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2007.05.020}, year = {2007} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:1479628 L3 - citeulike-article-id:1479628 TI - Face processing without awareness in the right fusiform gyrus. JF - Neuropsychologia AD - Brain Imaging and Analysis Center, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA. SN - 0028-3932 N2 - We investigated brain activity evoked by faces which were not consciously perceived by subjects. Subdural electrophysiological recordings and functional neuroimaging studies have each demonstrated face-specific processing in the fusiform gyrus (FFG) of humans. Using pattern masks, a stimulus can be presented but not consciously perceived, and thus can be used to assay obligatory or automatic processes. Here, using event-related functional magnetic resonance imaging and pattern masking, we observed that masked faces but not masked objects activated the right FFG. Other regions activated by consciously perceived unmasked faces were not activated when faces were masked. These data provide strong evidence for an automatic face-processing region in the right FFG. KW - face KW - fusiform_gyrus AU - Morris, James P AU - Pelphrey, Kevin A AU - McCarthy, Gregory PY - 2007/06/13/ UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2007.05.020 ER -